Assignments
Assignment #4 - Teleconferencing and On-line Collaborative Systems
Due Date: April 9
Value: 12 points total
Submission:
- Post to the forum containing the three written parts of the assignment.
Part 1- First Posting - audio bridges (4 pts)
- Discuss and compare vent and skype.
- The instructor will provide Vent info.
- Students will need to coordinate talking to each other with Skype and Vent.
- Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
- Things to talk about in your posting
- Describe each of the systems above.
- Describe the comparison system.
- Compare/contrast the two based on the bandwidth issues presented in the Jones/Knezek article.
- Discuss cost, installation, and support issues such as the manpower needed to make the system run.
- Discuss what is gained and what is lost in each environment regarding educational utility.
- Reply to at least two postings in a meaningful manner.
Part 2 - Second Posting - web-based meeting spaces (4 pts)
- Discuss and compare Adobe Connect Pro and Web-Ex.
- Students will need to coordinate working with each other using the technologies.
- Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
- Things to talk about in your posting
- Describe each of the systems above.
- Describe the comparison system.
- Compare/contrast the two based on the bandwidth issues presented in the Jones/Knezek article.
- Discuss cost, installation, and support issues such as the manpower needed to make the system run.
- Discuss what is gained and what is lost in each environment regarding educational utility.
- Reply to at least two postings in a meaningful manner.
Part 3 - Third Posting - 3d environments (4 pts)
- Use SecondLife, Tappedin, and Chalk House
- Students will need to possible install and/or try the trial version of each package.
- How do each of these compare
?
- Discuss the educational affordances that these virtual environments might provide in your classroom or training setting?
- Reply to at least two postings in a meaningful manner.